Cragganmore
Cragganmore is noted for its complexity.
McCallum's Profile
Blended Scotch Whisky
A blended Scotch does not need a global presence to enjoy a long life, and that is proven by the continued presence of McCallum’s Perfection. While it seems to have disappeared from its homeland, it still boasts a number of loyal fans in Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. You can also find bottles on the Caribbean island of St Kitts & Nevis. Dubbed ‘the poor man’s Macallan’ it boasts a malty sweetness and a faint whiff of soft smoke, possibly from one of its alleged central malts – Cragganmore.
McCallum's History
Brothers Duncan and John McCallum set up as innkeepers in Edinburgh in 1807. The pub was known as the Tattie Pit and grew to include a shop and a warehouse. The McCallum’s Perfection blend was first released in 1911, and became popular in Australia with its familiar label of a warlike clan chief with claymore drawn and shield ready.
D&J McCallum Ltd eventually had an office in Sydney, as well as in London and Birmingham. Early adverts co-opted Britannia and declared the blend was ‘the spirit of the Empire’. The original pub disappeared in a zeppelin bombing raid during the First World War, and by 1937 the firm of D&J McCallum had become part of the mighty Distillers Company Ltd (DCL), which eventually became Diageo.
Owners
Current owner
- Diageo 1997 - present
Previous owners
- United Distillers 1986 - 1997
- Distillers Company Limited 1937 - 1986
- D&J McCallum 1911 - 1937
See also
-
Distillery & brand
-
Brand
Highland Nectar
One of the blended Scotch whiskies established by the DCL in the late Victorian era.
-
Blender
RH Thomson & Company Distillers
A defunct whisky blender based in Leith, which once held the licence for Teaninich distillery.